List of counties of Scotland 1890-1975

List of counties of Scotland 1890-1975

This is a list of counties of Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The list includes the county town, area, and population density.

The area figure is the closest approximation from the currently available data to that of the county at the time of the 1971 census, from which the population data is taken.

ee also

*Counties of Scotland
*List of counties of Scotland by area in 1951
*List of counties of Scotland by population in 1951
*List of counties of Scotland by population in 1971
*List of Scottish counties by highest point

*List of Scottish council areas by area
*List of Scottish council areas by highest point

Notes

References

* [http://vision.edina.ac.uk/census/table_page.jsp?tab_id=S1951COU_M1&u_id=10107260&show=DB&min_c=16&max_c=20 "Scotland Table 1"] "A Vision of Britain". Retrieved 27 December 2007.
* Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) "Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland". London. HarperCollins.
* [http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/County_town_-_List_of_county_towns/id/1264937 "List of county towns"] Encyclopedia II. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
* [http://vision.edina.ac.uk/census/table_page.jsp?tab_id=S1951COU_M1&u_id=10107260&show=DB&min_c=16&max_c=20 "Scotland Table 1"] "A Vision of Britain". Retrieved 27 December 2007.


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